Course title

English 7-8 Culturally Relevant Asian American Perspective

Pre-requisite

English 5-6, English 5-6H

Course description

English 7-8 Culturally Relevant from the Asian American Perspective is an additional option for the final course in the series of required English graduation credits. It is designed to prepare students to meet proficiency on the Arizona English 11-12 standards that includes reading, writing, speaking and listening and language skills. The course includes thematic units with fiction and non-fiction short and longer texts and writing topics that focus on Asian American literature from a variety of genres. Through a culturally relevant perspective, students will learn how race, class, gender, sexual orientation, culture and language have shaped Asian American literature. Students will apply literacy discourse and understandings while engaging in evidence-based reading and writing. Students complete a senior capstone project.

School country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Phoenix

High school

Alhambra High School Betty Fairfax Bioscience High School Bostrom Alternatve Ctr Ed/Bace Camelback Carl Hayden High School Central Cesar Chavez Desiderata Franklin Police & Fire High School Linda Abril Maryvale Metro Tech HS North PXU City Phoenix Coding Academy The Academies at South Mountain Trevor G Browne High School Wilson College Prep

School / district Address

4502 N. Central Ave.

School zip code

85012

Requested competency code

English

Date submitted

10/18/2024

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

• ENGL
• 4 years of English

Approved date

10/30/2024

Expected grade level

12th

Online / Virtual

No